With large parts of southern Afghanistan still under the sway of insurgents, commanders have discussed reinforcing the area with a 'surge' of extra troops Photo: EPA
A senior military official has said there was "no intention by the UK to transfer forces from Iraq to Afghanistan" when the British finally withdrew from Basra next year.
The news comes after a request for an extra 4,000 troops made this week by the British commander in Helmand, Brig Mark Carleton-Smith.
His comments came after the American defence secretary Robert Gates said last week that it was his "understanding that the UK may increase the size of its force" to deal with the "increasing challenges" in southern Afghanistan.
But the military had already "mortgaged our dividend" by having 12,000 troops deployed on operations for two years that was far above planning assumptions, the officer told defence correspondents.
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Blair used Brown to con the Brit Public they where rich. Debt due to unnaturally low interest rates conned Folks to thinking they had more money then they held in reality.
House prices rising by 14% a year for over ten years once agained conned decent honest folk into believing that life was good under Dear Leader and his Great Chancellor.
Like all that is Labour it was based on a lie and now We will all pay for Labours misuse of the national economy.
There is no money to provide for War in Afghanistan for the next 30 years and necessaries like Urgently Needed Reinforcements are suddenly a luxury that Nue Labour will never implement.
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